(19)
(11) EP 0 111 108 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.08.1984 Bulletin 1984/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.06.1984 Bulletin 1984/25

(21) Application number: 83110324

(22) Date of filing: 05.02.1980
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(71) Applicant: CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Balzer, David J.
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  • Kessinger, Orville E.
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(54) Equalizer bar support assembly


(57) A vehicle (10) having a track frame (16); an equalizer bar (14) pivotally mounted on bearing means (24) carried by the track frame (16); and an equalizer bar support assembly. The equalizer bar support assembly comprises a flanged bearing support (25) having a cylindrical portion (68) axially projecting from a flanged portion (70), the flanged portion (70) being press fitted in the track frame (16); support means (150) secured to the cylindrical portion (68) remote from the flanged portion (70), the support means (150) being press fitted to the track frame (16), and the equalizer bar support assembly being partially removable from the track frame (16) upon engagement by a part (44) of a track tensioning device; and limiting means (164) operatively associated with the support means (150) for limiting the amount by which the equalizer bar assembly may be removed from the track frame (16) by the track tensioning device.






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